Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia, 1996–2019
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2019.
That represents a change of down 76.2% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia peaked at 0.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Mongolia 124th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +266.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +110.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +126.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +137.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -62.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +381.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -66.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -97.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +8376.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +43.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -76.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 6% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +8376.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia was 0.0% in 2019, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Mongolia ranks 124th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global plastic waste imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.